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| [MARY OSCAR'S WEDDING] | |||
| Date: 1942 Film Number: 2140 | |||
| Two young women, Ruth Behrens and Helen Danby, are seen leaving the house and getting into a car that is parked in the driveway. Also includes brief scenes of Mary Oscar's wedding reception. Guests are seen socialising with each other in the garden. | |||
| SAVE AND BE SAVED | |||
| Date: 1942 Film Number: 3248 | |||
| A propaganda film produced by ICI to encourage the sales of savings stamps and war bonds among its staff. A competition is arranged between teams of staff at Hexagon House, ICI's factory / research centre in Blackley to raise money, with a night out at the theatre as a prize for the winners. | |||
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| [BARNTON WALKING DAY AND SUNDAY SCHOOL TREAT] | |||
| Date: 1942 Film Number: 4337 | |||
| Views of a Walking Day in Barnton, Cheshire, showing the different banners, church groups and bands participating. Brief shots of fishing on a river and scenes from Winnington Methodist Church Sunday School outing to Delamere with games of tug-of-war and cricket, children playing on the swings and slide and sprint races. | |||
| HAPPY RETURN | |||
| Date: 1942 Film Number: 4398 | |||
| George Wain is seen leaving the family home in Hyde on his way to London. There are views of wartime London, including a procession of soldiers. Mr Wain then travels to Sutton in Surrey to make films for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents - children are seen being taught road safety in a school yard. On his return, the family are seen in the garden, and there is a special tea for Judith's sixth birthday. | |||
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| [JUNE MILLER'S BIRTHDAY, 1942] | |||
| Date: 1942 Film Number: 6221 | |||
| June Miller's birthday party - the children participate in races on the lawn in the garden and are seen indoors enjoying a birthday tea. Includes shots of the birthday cake and of a baby in a pram. | |||
| DISPLAY BY THE NATIONAL FIRE SERVICE, BOLTON | |||
| Date: 1942 Film Number: 428 | |||
| A display of drills and exercises in a Bolton park - team games on bicycles; extending ladders; horse-drawn fire engine; slapstick routine with a pantomime horse; extinguishing fires; soaking each other. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
| PARADE: ASTLEY PARK - TOWN HALL | |||
| Date: 1942/43 Film Number: 625 | |||
| Parade of members of the armed services and civilians in Astley Park, Chorley; procession through the streets. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| [MACCLESFIELD CINEMA ADVERTS] | |||
| Date: *1942-44 Film Number: 6 | |||
| Adverts for 'Calvex O' ointment, 'Do-Do' tablets, H Warren & Sons (off-licence), Cheshire Building Society, Mabs Ladies Outfitters, William Golling (car hire), W McCarthy (bakers), A Gaskell (grocer). [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| [WARTIME CHURCH SERVICE AND SKATING SCENES] | |||
| Date: c1943 Film Number: 5418 | |||
| Clergy are seen leading a procession, involving various service personnel including Air Training Corps, RAF, Air Raid Wardens, Cadets, Nurses and Women's Voluntary Service. They are seen leaving St Bartholomew's Church in Wilmslow after a service. Film ends with people skating on a frozen lake, probably Black Lake on Lindow Common in Wilmslow. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
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| CINE MAGAZINE PART 7 | |||
| Date: c1943 Film Number: 8352 | |||
| A group of young boys and a dog dive and swim in the canal. Later a young boy can be seen playing with a toy yacht. A group of men in military uniforms walk along the canal with their bicycles. A title card reads 'Food Production Country' followed by shots of a horse drawn harvester in a field. Another title card reads 'Food Production Home' - followed by shots of home grown tomatoes. Nance and Joan play with the kittens followed by scenes of Mary and John in the garden. Later, John can be seen wearing his scout uniform. The film cuts to shots of a sign for Wings for Victory Week and a measure for how much money has been raised so far. John rides his bicycle along a road. In Appleton, John plays with a dog in a garden. | |||
| [ISLE OF MAN HOLIDAY SCENES] | |||
| Date: *1942/45 Film Number: 8734 | |||
| Holiday scenes on the Isle of Man, possibly from more than one family holiday. A woman and a little boy are seen at various locations around the island, including beaches, outdoor cafes, gardens and on the seafront; they also visit Rushen Abbey and Glen Helen. There is also footage of the open-air Tynwald ceremony, which takes place on July 5th each year. | |||
| [ROYAL VISITS AND CEREMONIES IN WARTIME] | |||
| Date: 1942-4/6/8 Film Number: 5415 | |||
| Royal visits to Wilmslow by Queen Consort Elizabeth in June 1948, and George VI and Elizabeth in 1946, followed by a military procession where soldiers are cheered by a crowd including Umbro workers. Montgomery reviews the troops in Albert Square in April 1948. After shots of a cat, there are scenes from 'Salute the Soldier' week in 1944 - 'Men of Arnhem' lead a parade, including the Land Army, to the Rex Cinema to update a savings target. A Field Day at the Carrs, with dancing and dog displays, exercise drills and marching, including American GIs. Finally we see the ceremony of the exchange of plaques as Wilmslow 'adopts' HMS Winchelsea in 1943. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
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| [GOVERNMENT PROPAGANDA FILMS - THE WAR YEARS] | |||
| Date: *1942/45 Film Number: 57 | |||
| Six short items to promote the war effort - 1. The battle for fuel 2. National Savings Help Reconstruction 3. Food flash - warning not to throw food away 4. Food flash - describes how to keep food fresh 5. Food flash - cod liver oil and orange juice for children 6. Food flash - powdered milk is a good standby | |||
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| [SWIMMING GALA, ATC PARADE & VE DAY MARCH, HOYLAKE] | |||
| Date: 1942/5 Film Number: 7765 | |||
| Scenes of members of Hoylake Air Training Corps at Calday Grange Grammar School's open-air swimming pool are followed by a march past the town hall in Hoylake involving various regiments and services. ATC members are seen practicising marching drill and at flag-break. The film ends with views of the VE day march through Hoylake. This film, along with thousands of others from across the country, can also be viewed online as part of BFI: Britain on Film - player.bfi.org.uk/britain-on-film/ | |||
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| [NELSON HOME GUARD 1942/46] | |||
| Date: 1942/46 Film Number: 1263 | |||
| The Nelson Home Guard fighting a mock battle in the middle of a bombed out street probably at the Home Guard Street fighting school in Birmingham. Includes scenes of the men practising fighting techniques and drills. | |||
| [FIREFIGHTERS AND WORKS TRIP TO LONDON] | |||
| Date: 1942/6 Film Number: 6137 | |||
| Firefighters for Oldham & Son Ltd (battery manufacturers in Denton) are seen training on Amelie Street in 1942. Views around Denton, including the marketplace, local buses and a Boys' Brigade parade are followed by scenes from an Oldham & Son works outing to London in 1946. The group are seen posing for a photo by the coach, and visiting all the usual tourist attractions in the capital. Hyde fire brigade engines are seen on route to a fire at the Vinery Hat Works, and brief views taken from a moving train conclude. | |||
| LINOLEUM RHAPSODIE | |||
| Date: *1942/7/9 Film Number: 7135 | |||
| Short fictional film. George Wain is relaxing in the garden when Mrs Wain comes out and orders him to choose the new kitchen lino. As he starts to flick through the sample book, the different designs and choices overwhelm him, and he ends the film laying on the grass, dishevelled and babbling. | |||
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| [TRAVELS BY TRAIN OVER THE YEARS] | |||
| Date: *1942/55/67 Film Number: 4126 | |||
| Footage of various trains and railways around the country. Views from a train leaving Doncaster during World War II. Views of the Ffestiniog Mountain Railway at Port Madoc and Minfford are shown, before footage of the Rendell family travelling to Devon on the Motorail Service. Trains at Kingswear and the Dart Valley Railway at Buckfastleigh, including derelict engines and carriages. The film ends with shots of the Motorail Terminal at Newton Abbott. | |||
| [APPEAL BY THE MAYOR OF BOLTON] | |||
| Date: 1943 Film Number: 16 | |||
| Alderman Alfred Booth appeals on behalf of Russia; shots of Russia, soldiers in battle, tanks etc. Finishes with a shot of the Mayor telling the people of Bolton what they can do to help. | |||
| HOLIDAYS AT HOME | |||
| Date: 1943 Film Number: 219 | |||
| Film of Rochdale, showing a series of organised events attended and addressed by the Mayor (and party). The events comprise - the official opening with Gracie Fields; bowling; sheepdog trials; boating; cricket; agricultural show; fashion pageant; shooting; boxing; fairground; fire fighting; a dog show; and entertainers. | |||
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